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Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong Judgments

Full text judgments of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong in English, made freely available on the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) website. The HKLII database contains all judgements made since the Court was established in 1997. HKLII enables users to browse for judgements and search texts and/or titles. A recent updates list provides details of new cases added to the service.

Hong Kong Ordinances

A web database containing current English language ordinances for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, available on HKLII, the Hong Kong Legal Information Institute service. The system includes options to search ordinances and search ordinance titles. A contents table enables users to browse the collection alphabetically by title. Links to an English Subject Index to Ordinances and Historical Laws Index are also provided.

Constitutional Court of South Africa Decisions

A Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) database containing decisions of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1995 onwards. Decisions are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year, and the site offers a sophisticated search engine. The database includes materials provided by the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the Wits Law School. SAFLII is a collaborative legal information system, providing free South African legal information.

World Legal Information Institute

The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) is a collaborative initiative providing free access to legislation, case law, treaties, law reform reports and law journals, for jurisdictions worldwide. WorldLII was developed by the Australasian Legal Information Institute and a number of partner institutions. The service combines access to all materials held in the AustLII, AsianLII, BAILII, CanLII, CommonLII, CyLaw, NZLII, PacLII, SAFLII and HKLII resource systems.

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

Internet pages for the scholarly print journal founded in 1969 and published by the Jefferson Law Book Company of Baltimore, Maryland. The Editorial Board is listed on the website. The journal publishes articles on admiralty, maritime law and law of the sea issues. The site presents "information about the Journal's history, policies, and activities". Contents listings are provided for the current and forthcoming issue, supported by a search facility for the archive.

Tulane Maritime Law Journal

The Tulane Maritime Law Journal (ISSN 1048-3748), formerly The Maritime Lawyer, is a student-edited journal published twice a year by Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. The journal features articles by faculty members, students and practitioners discussing US and international maritime law topics. The website provides all the contents lists from volume 1 (1975) to volume 37 (2013), together with cumulative indexes by title and subject.

Guide to the Lithuanian Legal System

A research and resource guide offering an introduction to law and the legal system in Lithuania, describing sources of law including free internet sources and materials in English. The guide has been prepared by Elona Norvaisaite, reference librarian at the Law and Politics Reading Room of the Information Center of the National Library of Lithuania. The guide was published in 2005 and updated in 2023 on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law.

Drug Courts

The Spotlight on Drug Courts presents documents and information on drug court initiatives in the United States. Drug courts are defined as special courts handling "cases involving drug-addicted offenders through an extensive supervision and treatment program." These pages are presented as part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) website. A summary considers the background, ethos and goals of drug courts. Goals include reducing recidivism, reducing substance abuse among participants, and rehabilitating participants.

Hong Kong Legal Information Institute

The Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HKLII) is a joint project to provide free access to the primary legal materials of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The project partners are the University of Hong Kong Law and Technology Centre, and AUSTLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute. Search and browse options offer access to a range of full-text databases: the judgments of the Court of Final Appeal (1997 to date), the judgments of the Court of Appeal (1946 to date), and judgments of the family and district courts, and the Lands Tribunal.

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